Café Boulud makes Middle East debut at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh

SAUDI ARABIA – French fine dining restaurant concept Café Boulud has entered the Middle East market at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh.

The fine dining concept is located on the ground floor of Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. The location is unique because it allows easy access to the hotel lobby.

The restaurant is open every day from 6 am to 11 pm. Breakfast is served from 6 am to 11 am, lunch is served between noon to 4 pm, and dinner is served from 6 pm to 11 pm.

The new location was designed by the Rockwell Group.

According to Café Boulud, the ambiance of the 130-seat space features materials like antique mirrored glass, marble, and bronze.

These materials reflect a blend of contemporary elegance with old-world charm that evokes a dual sense of luxury and intimacy.

Guests can enjoy their meals in the restaurant’s main dining room, the conservatory terrace, which is accessed through large glass doors that open into a garden-like setting.

According to Café Boulud, the new location intends to blend French culinary heritage with modern sophistication to provide customers with a unique fine dining experience.

Guests can savor a carefully curated menu that reflects Chef Daniel Boulud’s elegant approach to French cuisine.

The fine dining chain revealed the new location’s menu is inspired by Chef Boulud’s Lyon roots, featuring classic dishes definitive of the brand as well as novel innovative menu items.

During the restaurant’s launch, Café Boulud revealed the restaurant draws inspiration from four culinary muses: La Tradition, La Saison, Le Potager, and Le Voyage, offering seasonal dishes that reflect the best of local and global ingredients.

Classic menu items in the new location include the Lavender-Glazed Duck Breast and the Potato-Wrapped Sea Bass, as well as Thai-inspired flavors featured in the Voyage section of the menu.

Chef Nicolas Lemoyne serves as the executive chef for the restaurant, bringing with him more than a decade of experience working under the wing of Chef Daniel Boulud himself.

The executive chef also hails from Lyon and was trained in the kitchens of Paul Bocuse, the same kitchen as his mentor.

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